Hatari Lodge and Shu’mata Camp, northern Tanzania

Two places to rest, between two mountains.

THE LODGES

Stay at either. Or follow the elephant from one to the other.

The elephant’s corridor runs north between Arusha National Park and Amboseli — from the forested foot of Mount Meru to the open plains beneath Kilimanjaro. We keep two places along it. Hatari Lodge anchors the south, where the Wondergarden practice began. Shu’mata Camp anchors the wild north, where the landscape inspired everything.

HATARI LODGE

BENEATH MOUNT MERU

Hatari Lodge lies inside Arusha National Park at the foot of Mount Meru, one hour from Kilimanjaro International Airport, with 9 deluxe rooms and 6 suites. A boutique lodge set among forest, crater and savannah – once the setting of the 1962 film Hatari!, today the original base camp of the corridor and the place where Culinary Conservation began. Breakfast arrives with giraffes on the lawn. Kilimanjaro holds the horizon.

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STAY

Nine deluxe rooms · six suites (three private villas)

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TASTE

The table here: Every dish is sourced from Wondergarden and neighbouring farmers — gardens you can trace by name. This is where the practice started.

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SETTING

Forest, crater & savannah — inside Arusha NP

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ARRIVE

Transfers from Kilimanjaro International Airport

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LANGUAGES

English · German · Swahili

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SHU’MATA CAMP

Shu’mata means heaven.

Shu’mata Camp has seven safari tents on a ridge in the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area, West Kilimanjaro, two hours from Arusha National Park and on the migratory route of the Amboseli elephants. The tents look out over Maasai land and the open elephant country of the Amboseli ecosystem — the wild northern anchor of the corridor. Endless horizon, unfenced plains, herds moving through beneath vast skies. Each tent is individually furnished in Maasai and North African craft, with an open-air shower to wash beneath the stars. A place not simply to stay, but to disappear into.

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STAY

Seven individually furnished safari tents.

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TASTE

Meals follow the Slow Food principles - good, clean and fair - built from Wondergarden harvests and rare heritage foods, served by candlelight or by the fire.

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SETTING

Ridge beneath Kilimanjaro · Enduimet WMA.

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CAMP LIFE

Open-air showers · Bedouin mess tent · fireside dining.

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PARTNERSHIP

With local Maasai communities, protecting the corridor.

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THE FULL CORRIDOR

HATARI To SHU’MATA

Many guests do both – arriving at Hatari Lodge through Arusha National Park, then moving north along the corridor the elephant walks, out to the open plains of Shu’mata. South to north. Forest to savannah. Meru to Kilimanjaro. One journey, two homes.

EXPLORE THE CORRIDOR

Follow the elephant from one end to the other.

YOUR PLACE IS ALREADY HERE

IN TUNE WITH NATURE

Tell us when you’d like to come and which end of the corridor calls you — or both.
We’ll shape the journey around you, whether you’re planning it yourself or through a trusted travel partner.

For bookings and enquiries, please contact reservation@hatari.travel
or +27 79 604 2406 SA / +255 761 862 229 TZ (What’sApp)

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Regenerating the greater Kilimanjaro – one garden, one stay, one traveller at a time.

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